Feb 11, 2016

R.I Theme 2015-16

R.I. OFFICERS

President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran

President Elect

John F. Germ

Rotary Foundation Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator-Zone 34 PDG David Edwards

DISTRICT OFFICERS

District Governor

Milton Inniss

District Governor Elect

Roger Bose

District Governor Nominee

Waddy Sowma

Assistant Governor

PP Peter Downes

District Grants &

Distr. Foundation Annual Giving PDG David Edwards, Chair

Council of Legislation &

Distr. Programs Committee Chair

PDG Tony Watkins

District Treasurer

PP Lionel Moe

Assist. District Confer. Chair

PP Elvin Sealy

Club Officers & Directors

President Jedder Robinson

President Elect Lisa Cummins

Vice President Carl “Tony” Williams

Secretary Robert “Bobby” Morris

Treasurer Brian Cole

Club Service Director Paul Ashby

Vocational Service Director Winston Warren

Community Service Director Annie Bertrand

International Service Director Dr. Tracy Archer

Youth Service Director Neal Griffith

Immediate Past President William “Alex” Mc Donald Sergeant–At–Arms Heather Tull

THE FOUR WAY TEST Of the things we think, say or do:

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Weekly meetings on Thursdays at

Hilton Barbados

Needham’s Point, Aquatic Gap,

St. Michael

at 12 p.m.

P.O. Box 148B, Brittons Hill, St. Michael, Barbados

www.clubrunner.ca/barbados

ROTA NEWS

District 7030

Chartered March 07, 1962

THE ROTARY CLUB OF BARBADOS

WELCOMES ALL VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS

Today will be a Fellowship Meeting when we will have the Launch of the Ant-Cyber Bullying Campaign. We especially welcome our Part-ners, Sponsors and the Media. The Greeters are Past President Lionel Moe & Past Chair Peter Her-mant

MEET OUR GREETERS Past President Lionel Moe joined the Club on April 12, 1984. He was proposed by Hon Rotar-ian, Sir Harcourt Lewis. His Classification is Business Services - Accounting. He served as President for

the Year 2002-03, where for his project he continued the refurbishment work at the St Patrick RC School which had been initiated the previous year by President Algie Lea-cock. Integral to the project was the provision of training in the Montessori Methods for a number of teachers. He also donated $50,000.00 to The Challenor Adult Training Centre. Lionel was the longest serving Treasurer of the Club from 1989-2001. He has also served as the Chair of the Classification and Membership Committee. Currently he serves on the Club Bulletin and Donations & Investigations committees. He has served the District as Treasurer on a number of occasions; including 2015-16. His service to the community was recognized with the Paul Harris Award in 1997.

Past Chair, Peter Hermant transferred to the Rotary Club of Barbados on May 19, 1994 from The Rotary Club of Toronto, where he had been a member

for about 20 years. His Classification is Business Services—International Trade. He had left Toronto because he was posted to the Canadian High Commission in Barba-dos as a Trade Commissioner. He is happy that the Club was “kind enough to agree to let me re-join Rotary”.

He was Chair of the International Service Committee from 2003-2007. Also he was an original Rotary Rooster with Emile Straker. Also he served as Acting Sergeant at Arms on one occasion. For 2012-2014 he served on the Interna-tional Service Committee.

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FEBRUARY : FEBRUARY : FEBRUARY : FEBRUARY : PEACE AND CONFLICT PPEACE AND CONFLICT PPEACE AND CONFLICT PPEACE AND CONFLICT PREVENTION/RESOLUTIONREVENTION/RESOLUTIONREVENTION/RESOLUTIONREVENTION/RESOLUTION MONTHMONTHMONTHMONTH

19-20 February — Presidential Conference: Disease Prevention and Treatment, Cannes, France

23 February — Rotary's anniversary

27 February — Presidential Conference: Economic Development, Cape Town, South Africa

Support Peace Centers

Through academic training, study, and practice the Rotary Peace Centers program develops leaders who become catalysts for peace and conflict prevention and resolu-tion in their communities and around the globe. Graduates of the program are reinte-grating refugees in Sudan, creating jobs for disadvantaged women in India, and sup-porting reconstruction in devastated regions of the world.

Rotary Peace Centers

Each year, up to 100 Rotary Peace Fellows are chosen to participate in a master’s degree or certificate program at one of our partner universities. Fellows study subjects related to the root causes of conflict and explore innovative solutions that address real-world needs. We have peace centers around the globe at: Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (certificate program) Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

International Christian University, Japan

University of Bradford, England

University of Queensland, Australia

Uppsala University, Sweden

Learn more about Rotary Peace Fellowships

Make a contribution

You can support the Rotary Peace Centers program with your gift. Help us raise $150 million by 2017 to build a permanent endowment for the program. Many naming opportunities are available.

How to promote peace fellowships

Rotary members are vital to recruiting qualified candidates. You can help advance peace in troubled areas around the world by promoting peace fellowships and support-ing peace fellow candidates through the application process. Some of the best candidates for Rotary Peace Fellowships are in your community. Here are some ways you can promote fellowships in your area: Make sure your club members are familiar with the Rotary Peace Centers program. The more people there are keeping an eye out for good candidates, the more likely your club is to find one. Give a presentation about the program to your club, or better yet, invite a peace fellow to speak to your club. Find one by contacting us at alum-ni@rotary.org. Send a press release about Rotary Peace Fellowships to your local media. Meet with community partners. Think about organizations your club already works with, or reach out to like-minded groups or to universities with related programs. Use social media. Announce fellowship opportunities to your friends and professional network on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. You can also follow Rotary Peace Cen-ters on Facebook and repost interesting photos and stories.

Where to look for candidates

We are looking for applicants whose commitment to peace and conflict resolution is demonstrated through academic, volunteer, and professional experience, as well as outstanding leadership abilities and high academic achievement. See more about eligi-bility in the Rotary Peace Centers Program Guide for Rotarians. Continued next page

Where to look for candidates

Look for candidates among: Rotary program alumni -- Rotaractors, Interactors, and former Ambassadorial Schol-ars. Universities. Reach out to alumni associations, career offices, study-abroad offices, and departments of international studies, political sciences, and peace stud-ies. Former international volunteers, such as Peace Corps volunteers. They have experience and an interest in working on issues of peace and development in other countries. NGOs and international and community development organizations. You or your club may already have relationships with these groups. Government agencies. Connect with local government agencies, diplomatic corps working in an embassy or consulate, local police, and military offices.

How do I apply for a Rotary Peace Fellowship?

Applications for the 2017-18 Rotary Peace Fellowships program are now being accepted. Candidates have until 31 May to submit applications to their district. Dis-tricts have until 1 July to submit endorsed applications to The Rotary Foundation.

The Rotaract Club of Barbados—Established, December 01, 2015

03 February 2016

District: 7030 Rotary Club of Barbados

Dear Rotarians:

It is with great pleasure that I send you the enclosed charter certificate and Rotaract materials for the new Rotaract Club of Barbados, sponsored by your Rotary club.

Please sign the certificate for presentation to the new club.

Congratulations and best wishes to all who worked so hard to establish the Rotaract Club of Barbados. This investment in the young professionals in your community will undoubtedly produce great rewards in the future!

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

Karen Segura-Medina Service Coordinator Programs for Young Leaders Rotary International Tel: +1-847-866-3315 Email: rotaract@rotary.org

How do I apply for a Rotary Peace Fellowship?

MEETING DETAILS - Saturday, February 06, 2016

Club Forum

• A"endance - 43%

• Raffle - $N/A

• Winner - N/A

• Fines - $N/A

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CLUB FORUM - FEBRUARY 06, 2016

Notes – Club Forum February 6, 2016

1. Public Relations Committee comprising of persons with special skills estab-lished for dissemination of the work of the Club.

2. Saturday, February 13 designated for Rotary Club Challenge consisting of harvesting of 100 pounds sweet potatoes at Haymans old factory in St. Peter for donation to the Salvation Army Feeding program. Rotarians and Rotarac-tors to be involved in the effort. Another team of Rotarians will be at Easy Hall Plantation, St. Joseph for reaping 100 pounds of cassava. Directions provid-ed

3. 300 pounds of pumpkins and some yams will be provided by Rev. La Plante. 4. Founders Day Service activity February 21, 2016 : Church service at St.

Thomas Parish Church followed by get-together at PP Andrew Bynoe’s Beach house in Prospect, St. James.

5. Registration deadline for District Conference is February 15, 2016. Confer-ence will be held at Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Centre April 20 – 23, 2016.

6. Cyber Bullying launch scheduled for February 11, 2016 at Lunch Meeting of the Club.

7. Drug Awareness Program– In receipt of permission from Ministry of Educa-tion for patients from Verdun House, St. John to visit schools.

8. New Rotaract Club – The Rotaract Club of Barbados formed with 15 Mem-bers, and President is Kimar Gilkes. Club meets at Trident Insurance Compa-ny.

9. Rotaract Week of Activities scheduled for March 13, 2016. 10. Appeal made for building material for Rtn. Trevor Whitehall’s Challenge pro-

ject #10

11. Video for Phase 2 of Faces Speak scheduled to be premiered shortly at Surf-side Restaurant, Holetown, St. James. Effort has already raised $9,300.00.

12. Arrangements in progress to determine most improved student in BSSEE project headed by Rtn. Robin Forde. Rotary Community Challenge #-11

13. General discussion held on suggested changes to Make-up for Attendance Rules.

UPCOMING EVENTS

WORLD ROTARACT WEEK-UWI CAVEHILL

This email servers to inform you of World Rotaract Week which will be held from March 7-13 2016. The Rotaract Clubs of Barbados will be having a week of activities and we are asking that all Rotarians continue to support us. Please find below the date and times for these activities. As soon as everything is finalized we will send you the poster to share with your respective clubs. Please note, even though the week actually starts on March 7 we will be having our beach clean-up on the March 6, 2016 - Should you have any queries please contact the author at 231-1163. Regards, Alicia Simmons.

Rotarians are invited to attend and hear the club's board share their plans for this semester. This semester promises to be an exciting one as they will be celebrat-ing World Rotaract Week from March 7th to March 13th followed by Rotaract week on campus from March 13th to March 19th. They are also planning other activities and outreach programmes throughout the semester which will end in early May. Continued next page

UPCOMING EVENTS, CONT’D

DISTRICT CONFERENCE APRIL 20-23, 2016 The early registration deadline has been extended to February 15, 2016. Club members may visit: http://www.7030conference2016.com/ to register for the conference and may contact the Planning Committee via email using: 7030confer-ence2016@gmail.com.

2016 Rotary Convention

28 May–1 June · 한국국제전시장 (KINTEX)

by Rotary International Info on the Convention and on Seoul: www.riconvention2016.org

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ROTARY COMMUNITY CHALLENGE Community Challenge #10 - April 2016

Past Director Trevor renewed his call for assistance in progressing with the rebuilding

of a home for a single mother of four children.

The following are required: Flooring - 25 ¾ ply wood sheets, 9 Windows, Partitions

4 Doors Interior, 3Doors Exterior, Kitchen sink, Bathroom sink, Shower, Toilet, Suck-well

Community Challenge #7 - January 2016 - The tiling of a ward and repairs to

the bathroom and plumbing at a ward at the Geriatric Hospital. Project Leader Rotari-

an Past Director, Berkley Blades.

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ANTI-CYBERBULLYING LAUNCH INVITATIION

Dear fellow Rotarians, I am asking that you please make an extra effort to come along with your partners-in-service and family members to this Thursday's lunch meeting for the official media launch of our club's anti-cyberbullying campaign. We have been working really hard to develop the content so we now need your sup-port to create a movement across the nation. After my presen-tation, you will hopefully be convinced why such an effort is important, and understand what you can do about it. The campaign will be deployed in phases:

1. During the initial phase of awareness building targeting adults, we ask you (and/or your PIS) to each distribute 100 brochures strategically to your workplace in particular, and other public places such as doctor’s office, beauty salon, etc. We will reinforce this effort with a video ad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH1q9d9Dl_g) on TV/online, web-site, social media, as well as through online distribution of sim-ilar content.

2. The second phase will focus on training and education. Dr.

Shirley Alleyne and her team will facilitate workshops for pro-fessionals who interact directly with young people including school counselors, PAREDOS, Supreme Counseling, etc, as well as conduct roundtable discussions on radio and TV. Those with expertise in this area will be invited to share their experiences and stories. This will allow us to capture a selection of best practice interventions that we can translate into action-oriented guidelines for them to apply.

3. The third phase will focus on youth mobilization. Starting in September with the Interact clubs, we will organize public speaking events, a video contest, social media outreach, and promote rap songs/dance, a cartoon and video series with spe-cific messages that must be conveyed, based on research find-ings.

4. The final phase will focus on expanding the campaign across the region through Rotary clubs. However as we do this, we also need to reinforce our local messaging; persistently reminding our audiences to prevent and stop cyberbullying.

I look forward to seeing you and your family members on Thursday and I count on your active support to spread the movement. Please inform Director Paul Ashby (Paul.Ashby@signiafinancial.com) by Wednesday of how many guests are joining for appropriate planning at the Hilton. Thank you! Annie Bertrand, Director of Community Services Rotary Club of Barbados 256-4783

UPUPUPUP----COMING EVENTSCOMING EVENTSCOMING EVENTSCOMING EVENTS

Mar 07 Mar 07 Mar 07 Mar 07 ---- Club Charter Date Club Charter Date Club Charter Date Club Charter Date ---- 1962196219621962

FEBRUARY : Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution MonthFEBRUARY : Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution MonthFEBRUARY : Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution MonthFEBRUARY : Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month

Early Registration has been extended to February 15 REGISTRATION: http://www.7030conference2016.com/ to regis‐

ter for the conference and may contact the Planning Committee

via email using: 7030conference2016@gmail.com Community Challenge #7 ‐ The tiling of a ward and repairs to the

bathroom and plumbing –The Geriatric Hospital. Project Leader Past Director Berkley Blades.

Feb 13 - Club Challenge - 7:45 a.m. Easy Hall Plantation, St. Joseph

& Haymans Plantation, St. Peter—Harvesting of root crops

19-20 February — Presidential Conference: Disease Prevention and Treatment, Cannes, France

Feb 21 ‐ Founder’s Day Service ‐St. Thomas Parish Church ‐ 9:15 a.m. Further Fellowship from Noon at Prospect, St. James

23 February — Rotary's Anniversary (1905)

Feb 25 ‐ Guest Speaker‐Ambassador Robert Morris ‐ “Barbados, Past, Present, and Future.”

27 February — Presidential Conference: Economic Development, Cape Town, South Africa

World Rotaract Week will be held from March 7-13 2016

Rotaract Week on Cave Hill Campus from March 13th - 19th.

District Conference: 20th-23rd April 2016, Bridgetown, Barbados. May 28 ‐ June 1, 2016‐ Rotary International Convention- Seoul,

South Korea

Announcements

Wedding Anniversary IP President Alex & Selena McDonald 5 years Feb 12, 2011 Past Director Trevor G & Shirlry Fields 56 years Feb 13, 1960 Past President Per Dibber & Sara Sang-Ananta 24 years Feb 14, 1992 Past President John & Andrea Mac Kenzie 29 years Feb 14, 1987 PastDir Comm Willie & Gloria Kirton 24 years Feb 15, 1992

Birthday - Rotarians Past Director Dr. Ron Ramsay Feb 14

Past Director Dr. Adrian Sealy Feb 17 Past President Dr. Grenville Phillips Feb 20

Birthday - Partners in Service

Joyce - Past President Andrew Bynoe Feb 14 T. Florine - Past President Lionel Moe Feb 16

Join Date Anniversary Past President William J “Bill” Highton 48 years Feb 15 1968

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LOOKING BACK WITH LOOKING BACK WITH LOOKING BACK WITH LOOKING BACK WITH

THE ROTARY CLUB OF BARBADOSTHE ROTARY CLUB OF BARBADOSTHE ROTARY CLUB OF BARBADOSTHE ROTARY CLUB OF BARBADOS Mar 07 1962 Mar 07 1962 Mar 07 1962 Mar 07 1962 ---- Club Charter Date Club Charter Date Club Charter Date Club Charter Date

1972-73—Pat Castagne (dec’d) Penned the words to “Let’s join Hands” which was sung during the Barbados National Chain Link Day on Independence Day, November 30, 1978 1973-74 - Lester Whitehead QC (dec’d). Maintained the existing projects, especially the Challenor School. Donations were made to youth organizations including the Church Lads Brigade Regiment. At his hand over meeting he indicated that due to the oil crisis, water shortages and rising cost of materials, the main project at Trevor's Way could not be completed. The Club received the President’s Award from the Boys’ Scouts Association for its service to scout-ing in the island.

1974-75 - Miles Rothwell (dec’d) - Charter President of the RCoB West. August 14, 1975 Charter issued to Rotary Club of Barbados West. He served as Governor of District 404 - 1979-80

OBJECT OF ROTARY

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and in particular to encourage and foster:

FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity of service;

SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions,

the recognition and the worthiness of all useful occu

pations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupa

tion as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotar

ian’s personal, business and community life; and

FOURTH: The advancement of the international understanding,

goodwill and peace through a world of fellowship of

business and professional persons united in the

ideal of service.

Bulletin Editor: Michael Wilson Browne

GREETERS

Feb 18 - Imm Past Pres Alex & Past Secretary Jomo Hope Feb 25 - Rtn. Nicholle Manz-Baazaoui & Rtn. Makonem Hurley Mar 03 - Past DD O’Reilly Lewis & Past President Jerry Ishmael Mar 10 - Past President Algie Leacock & Past Sec. Joe Johnson Mar 17 - Past Trea Anthony Shaw & Chair Donna King-Brathwaite Mar 24 - Chair Tracey Knight-Lloyd & Dep Dir. Comm. Willie K Mar 31 - Past Chair Nicholas Waithe & Past Dir. Berkeley Blades

DISTRICT PROJECT - AUTISM

World Autism Awareness Day, April 2, 2016 in the World

DISTRICT PROJECT - DYSLEXIA

a general term for disorders that involve diffi-culty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not

affect general intelligence.

ROTARY GRACE O Lord and giver of all things good We thank Thee for our daily food May Rotary friends and Rotary ways Help us to serve Thee all our days.